Indian Wells tennis live on day 4: Zverev – Berrettini cautious, Murray easily knocked out

(Sports news, tennis news) Even though they only had to meet weaker opponents, neither Berrettini nor Zverev were subjective in the opening match.

Tommy Paul – Alexander Zverev, 10:30, 14/3

The 3rd seed of the tournament Zverev will play in the 2nd round against the host Tommy Paul. The German has not been in a good form lately. Zverev attracted more attention by arguing with the referee and getting a penalty at the Mexico Open, than his performances on court.

Zverev wants to regain form and image after humiliating behavior at Mexico Open

Enter the tournament ATP 1000 in the US, Zverev is determined to regain his appearance as well as a beautiful image in the eyes of fans. However, Tommy Paul will not be an easy opponent to play alongside Zverev. The two players only met once and the unexpected victory belonged to the American players. At the 2020 Mexico Open, Tommy Paul beat Zverev 6-3, 6-4 quite easily.

So to see that although Zverev is more appreciated, Zverev should not be subjective if he doesn’t want to receive more surprises in the first game of this year’s tournament.

Matteo Berrettini – Holger Rune, 5am, 14/3

The 6th seed of the Berrettini tournament is considered a champion candidate. However, the road ahead with Berrettini still had many thorns and he had to overcome an obstacle called Denmark’s Holger Rune in the first match. Holger Rune, world number 86 is not appreciated. These two players have never met before, so the match promises to be full of surprises.

Berrettini tried very hard to reach further in his career after his early success. A championship in the ATP 1000 tournament will be a stepping stone for him to rise to the top of the top players. This year’s tournament will be an opportunity for Italian players to do just that.

Alexander Bublik – Andy Murray3:30, 14/3

Former world number 1 Andy Murray is still working hard to find old glory. Despite his best efforts, the Scot has not been able to advance far in the tournament he is participating in. In this year’s tournament, Murray passed the first round to enter the second round, but the challenge for him is very tough against 31 seed Alexander Bublik.

The biggest difficulties with Murray at the moment are fitness and flexibility issues. Seeing the way Murray played, the crowd felt that his movement was still quite heavy, and his shots were not powerful and effective.

The history of confrontation is in Murray’s favor with 2 wins, but in tonight’s match, it looks like Murray will have to stop in front of Bublik, an opponent who is 10 years his junior (24 versus 34).